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Was about to mention that my 49 Chryslers have
them but then remembered that my 35 airflow had them on also!!! Not real
common back then. It activated an additional arm which helped the effort
on the master cylinder as I remember
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:07
PM
Subject: Power brakes (was IML: Chevy
Imperial ?)
My 1953 Olds 98 Holiday had power brakes so it would follow that Cadillac
did, too. So did my '54 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.
Bob Smith
"A. Foster" <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Philippe;
I
would hardly call a Facel Vega an ordinary French car but is there
really
such a thing as an ordinary French car? Your story, and others,
remind me of
the time I entered into a conversation with these two car
guys about a brake
booster on a 55' Chebby, or was it a 56'? Anyhow I
told them that my car was
a 54' Imperial and that it had power brakes and
they couldn't believe it. I
then explained to them that an Imperial was
Chrysler's equivalent to a
Cadillac but they still could believe it. It
further blew them away when I
told them that the booster was under the
floor with the master cylinder. I
am not sure when Chrysler introduced
Power Brakes but it was definately
before Chebby, maybe even before
Cadillac.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial
Newport
Needing a Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim
parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Courant"
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:55
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Chevy Imperial ?
> And imagine in ...
France !!
> "what is this car ? (looking at the script) "sure it's a
(Imperial)
> Cadillac, can't be a Corvette, see the tailfins, can't be
a Mustang,
> too long". French people know only cad', corvette or
mustang..
> When i'm in a good mood i try to explain that it's an
Imperial, then a
> "top of the line" Chrysler (yes they know Chrysler
'cause Chrysler
> bought Simca), then (because they don't understand)
a Chrysler Imperial.
> But when i'm tired of these questions (or if
i'm in a bad mood..), "it's
> an Imperial, IMPERIAL" and i leave them
with an imperial attitude ! Sure
> that they think "he's a boor, why
he doesn't have a Dauphine or a
> Peugeot 504"
>
> Life is
too short to drive ordinary french cars... (except a V8 Facel
> Vega
with Chrysler engine perhaps)
>
> --
>> Philippe
COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F
> Imperial
1957 Crown convertible
> Buick 1958 Roadmaster sedan
HT
>
> - American Car Club de France (ACCF) :
http://www.accf.com
>
> - Chrysler Imperial France (C-I-F) :
http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f
>
> - Cadillac " Standard of
Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad
>
> - SportsCars
:
http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar
>
>
>
>
>
>
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